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Media that represents disability is something we’re passionate about at Rooted in Rights. In these pieces, you’ll learn why authentic representation is so important to making change.

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A group of young adult students with various skin colors, phenotypes, and clothing and hairstyles chats cheerfully in a college library, One of the students, a brown-skinned person with short braids, is a wheelchair user.

Tips for Disabled Library Patrons

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Indoors. Fair-skinned hands of a person are visible at the keyboard of a laptop in a dimly lit room. The keyboard lights up a light blue. The person is in the middle of editing a video with professional editing software. Their right hand holds a black computer mouse while their left hand types on the laptop.

How I Edit and Caption My Videos as a Deaf Person

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Four masked people of color discuss books in an art-filled bookstore. On the left, a Black non-binary woman has everyone’s attention, pointing out a passage from the book they’re holding while sitting in a rollator with their cane between their legs. Next to them, an Indigenous woman and Latinx non-binary person share a couch. On the right, a Black non-binary pereson sits in a folding chair while holding their own book and fidget stim.

Resources for Today and Tomorrow

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A young, long-haired brunette woman with dwarfism wearing brown sandals, denim shorts, a gray vest, and a straw handband on her shoulder walks outdoors in front of a dark gray wall.

True Advocacy for Dwarfism Awareness Month

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An installation containing three white, human-sized sculptures of dogs dancing on a circular platform and holding lavender, red, and orange dog leashes attached to a 15-foot tall white cane pole. The platform is covered in pink, magenta, and red papier-mâché flowers. The gallery walls are covered with trees made of light and dark green painted papier-mâché leaves. Hanging on the wall above the trees is a grey-blue crescent moon, and a large orange sun floating above the back entrance.

Other-Worlding: An Interview with Artist Emilie Gossiaux

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Indoors. Two dark brown-skinned Indian teens, one wearing a bookbag on their back, look down at copies of White Print mag that are located on a brown table.

Braille and Leisure in India: 10 Years of White Print Magazine

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Singer-songwriter-musician Lewis Capaldi, a white man in his 20s, wears a black jacket and pants and a white T-shirt as he stands in front of a microphone with an acoustic guitar wrapped around his neck, hanging across his chest. His eyes are closed and his lips are slightly parted as he sings into the mic.

Lewis Capaldi is Taking a Break. Why Can’t I?

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Black background. Two gold, winged Emmy statues stand facing each other.

Shaping Awards Season, One Disabled Story at a Time

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A light-skinned Black teenager in a green, striped, short-sleeved shirt is lying down on a bed, facing the camera and smiling. He has a TV remote in his hand and is pointing it at the camera.

I’m a Virgo: Black Autistic Youth Deserve Representation, Too

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disability pride banner

A Community Reflection on Disability Pride Month

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The famous Hollywood sign in big, white block letters set on a mountainous, grassy terrain during either a sunrise or sunset.

For Us, By Us: Chronicling Disability Representation in Media

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Computer screen with the Zoom logo and a meeting log in page with "Join a Meeting" at the top. A magnifying glass centers on the Zoom logo.

More Than a Product Update: Closed Captions Require Care and Responsibility for True Accessibility

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Ask to Vax!

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A fair-skinned, dark-haired person holds a megaphone to their mouth. They're joined by out-of-focus protestors in the background.

It Doesn’t Get Better: Online Activism and TMAU Awareness

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Two older white women, characters Grace and Frankie, sitting outdoors in separate patio chairs while holding hands and gazing at each other.

This Isn’t A Cane, It’s A Weapon: Ageism, Ableism, and Grace and Frankie

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